middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor
So I was playing Shadow of Mordor and I encountered an Uruk Captain that was a Combat Master.
I just couldn't kill him and he would recuperate health! He would counter everything Executions and even Battle Brands.
How can I defeat these Captains/Warchiefs?
URUK IN QUESTION
I can attack him stealthly BUT that doesn't do much damage to him. Not
even with terrorize.He regains health super-fast and is invulnerable to ranged.
Any special strategy involved? Because he recovered health pretty fast.
If an enemy is feared, their strengths will be lessened or negated.
In the case of Orthog, blowing up two nearby campfires when a feast event came up panicked him, and I could damage him with melee attacks in that state.
Pictures for those who want to relish in victory:
Using Detonate, the tier 1 ability that make the fires and barrels blow up can get you 10+ kills in one shot.
Also, using the elf ranger shots to do headshots on enemies. Once you're out of shots (depending on how much you have), just make sure there are some arrows nearby and quickly grab them before continuing the carnage.
Best Answer
I only encountered a Combat Master once on my playthrough, but it was after I had acquired the Brand skill and one tactic I found to work was to brand nearby Uruks and have them fight him. The damage they themselves did to him was inconsequential, but while he's fighting them, you can get behind him and he's vulnerable to Wraith Stun from behind. Of course once he's stunned you can damage him multiple ways.
Also, as wr4ith says in the comments, if he has a Fear and you exploit it, he's more vulnerable to other tactics.